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No. 243,340. Patented Jung 21, 1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT ZOLLER, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,340, dated June 21,1881,

Application filed April 11l 1881. (No model.)

To all lwhom it may concer-n:

Be it known that I, ALBERT ZoLLER, a citizen ot' the United States,residing` at New York, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of' which theYfollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class ot' faucets for caslrs or barrels4in which the nozzle is provided with a lateral discharge-spout, and

the stem of the valve operated by means of a' screw-rod provided with aturning wheel or handle and arranged in the axis of the nozzle.

My invention consists, first, in the combination, in a faucet, of ahollow plug externally screw-threaded, so as to screw directly into thecasi: or barrel, and provided at its outer end with a screw-threadednipple, a cylindrical shell held against the end ot' the screwthreadednipple by a couplin g-rin g engaging said nipple and a flange upon theshell, a valve seating on a seat formed at the inner extremity of thescrew-threadedplug, a screw-rod arranged to operate the valve-stem, anda discharge-spout leading from the shell, second, in the combination, ina faucet, of the externallyscreW-threaded hollow plug which screws intothe barrel, of a cylindrical shell provided with a discharge-spout andconnected with the screw-threaded plug by a coupling-ring, a valveseating on a seat formed at the inner extremity of the plug, thevalve-stein passing through a guide in the hollow plug and provided witha head at its outer end, a spring arranged upon the valve-stem,between'its head and the said guide, the rod for operating thevalve-stem passing a stuffing-box and provided with a screw-threadedportion arranged in an internally screw-threaded extension of thecylindrical shell; third, in the combination, in a faucet, of the hollowplug with a tubular shell, provided at its outer end with two divergingspouts having stop-cocks, and also provided, between saiddischarge-spouts, with an extension havingastufiing-box andascrewthreaded bearing for a screw-threaded rod, the valve arranged atthe inner end of the plug, the valve-stem and spring, and the screw-rodfor operating the valve-stem, all as hereinafter more fully described.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l represents a plan or top view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A designates a hollow'plug, of brass orother suitable material, which 4is provided externally with ascrewthread, a, so that it can be screwed into and thereby firmlysecured in the tap-hole of a caslr or barrel or other similar vessel. Inthe inner end of the plug is formed a beveled seat, a',

for a cone-valve, B, the stem C of which eX- tends through a guide, b,in the interior of the plug A. A spring, c, which surrounds thevalve-stcm and acts upon a head d, secured thereto, has atendency tohold the valve up to its seat. The webs p, which guide the valve in thehollow plug, are cut out as shown in Fig. 2, so as to allow a freepassage for the liquid when' the valve is open.

D is a cylindricalor tubular shell, from which extend twodischarge-spouts, E, which diverge from the shell D, as shown in Fig. l,and each of them is provided with a stop-cock, so that when one is usedthe other can be closed.

The shell D is provided at its innerend with an internallyscrew-threaded coupling ring, o,adapted to engage witha screw-threadednipple, d, that extends from the outer end ot' the screw plug A', saidcoupling-ring being formed with an annular flange, 0', that fits againsta like iiange, d', on the shell D, so that the shell Will be heldagainst the end of the said nipple, and thereby connected with thehollow plug, and also so that it can be readily connected to ordisconnected from the plug, in order to permit access to be had to theinterior of the plug and shell, both for the purpose of cleaning out thesame, and also for removing the spring in case of its becoming weakenedor broken.

The shell D is provided at the crotch formed by the two divergingdischarge-spouts E E with a tubular extension, E', the axis of which isin line with'that of the shell, and with that of the valve B and itsstern C when the shell is secured to the plug A. In the outer end ofthis tubular extensionisformed astufng-box, e, and in that part of saidextension between v or barrel discharges freely through either one ofthe spouts E, according to which one of the stop-cocks h of saidspoutsis open. When the screw-rod F is turned back the valve closes andthe liquid from the cash or barrel is prevented from passing into theplug A or shell D, while all, or nearly all, the liquid previouslycontained in said plug and shell discharges through the open spout. Inthis Way while drawing off the contents of the cask into bottlesthedischarge-spouts can be alternately employed, so that there will be nostop in the drawing oft required.

l. The combination, in a faucet, of the hollow plug A, externallyscrew-threaded, so as to screw directly into the cash or barrel, andprovided at its outer end with a screw-threaded nipple, d, thecylindrical shell D, held against the end ofthe Screw-threaded nipple bya coupling-ring,0, engaging said nipple, and aange upon the shell, thevalve seating on a seat, a', formed at the inner extremity of thescrewthreaded plug, a screw-rod arranged to operate the valve-stem, anda discharge-spout lead- D, provided with a discharge-spout, andconnected with said screw-threaded plug by the coupling-ring O, thevalve B seating in a seat, c', formed at the inner extremity of theplug, the valve-stein passing through a guide, b, and provided with ahead at its outer end, the spring arranged upon the valve-stem, betweenits head and the said guide, the rod F, for operating the valve-stem,passing through the stufng-box e and provided with a screwthreadedportion, f, working the internally screw-threaded extension E oftheshell D, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the hollow plug A, ot'the shell D, provided atits outer end with the two diverging discharge-spouts having stop-cocks,and also provided between said discharge-spouts with an extension, E',having the stufng-box e, and a screw-threaded bearing for thescrew-threaded rod F, the "alve arranged at the inner end ot' the plug,the valve-stein and spring, and the screw-rod for operating thevalve-stein, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setlny hand and seal in thepresence of two subseribin g witnesses.

ALBERT ZOLLER.

WVitnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

